Playing in the records of the bad boys (and girls) hanging from the branches of our family trees are about the most fun you can have in genealogy — even if you don’t have a bad guy in your family yourself. Chances are, somebody in your family knew that bad guy — maybe as a witness, as a juror, as a jailer, police officer or judge.

We’ll take a look at a whole range of records created after a crime was committed, from police reports to prison records and beyond. Here’s a teaser — not the real thing, just to whet your appetite:

It wasn’t me, honest, Joan! (Not that it wouldn’t have occurred to me to keep the troublemakers out, but those are usually my brothers…) Email me if you’d like to me get in touch with Family Tree to get you registered.

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